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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Tomato Pachadi

Ingredients:

Tomato   - 2 Big ( Not completely ripen tomatoes, choose green or turning little red tomatoes)
Green Chillies - Few(As needed)
Garlic - 3 clove
Cumin - 1/2 Teaspoon
Mustard Seeds - 1 Teaspoon
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 Teaspoon
Urad Dal/Minapappu- 1/2 Teaspoon
Turmeric        - 1/2 Teaspoon
Tamarind(soaked in water)-  4 cloves(As needed)
Peanuts - 1/4 cup 
Salt As needed
Curry leaves - few
Dry Red Chillis - 1-2
Cilantro - 1/4 cup
Oil - Few Tb spoons

Method:
Chop Tomatoes and keep aside.
In a pan roast Peanuts without oil and keep aside and let it cool. Grind it into fine powder and keep aside.
In the same pan,heat 3 tbsp of oil. Add cumin, green chilli's, garlic, fenugreek leaves and tomatoes. Stir is and close the lid. Let it cook for 5 minutes on medium heat. Add turmeric, tamarind paste, little cilantro along with the stems and stir it again. Close the lid. Let it cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off the stove and let it cool.
After it cools down, grind the above tomatoes from the pan and the peanut powder. Grind it by adding the salt as per the taste. Take this in a bowl. 
In the same pan,heat 1 tbsp of oil. Add cumin, mustard seeds,urad dal, dry red chilli's, crushed garlic , curry leaves, cilantro and roast it for few minutes. Put this on top of pachadi and serve with hot rice. 




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